Sunday, October 05, 2008

The thought behind blackouts; college football wrap-up

Illinois 45 Michigan 20Bob Asmussen of the Champaign News-Gazette writes how Juice Williams tossed and ran through the Michigan defense... "After Saturday's game, Williams looked like a guy who had run and thrown himself into the game. He slowly moved away from the media table at Michigan Stadium, moving toward waiting ice and other treatments." ...

Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press writes how Rich Rodriguez was not a happy camper after Michigan most recent whopping... "It’s obvious now when assessing the damage from Illinois’ 45-20 victory that the fluke was last week when Michigan made the biggest comeback in Michigan Stadium history." ...

Ohio State 20 Wisconsin 17Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch writes how Ohio State broke through its problems at Camp Randall... "Camp Randall Stadium has been a field of broken dreams for Ohio State, and last night it came close to shattering some more." ...

Jim Polzin of Badger Beat writes how Wisconsin has become a mediocre team... "They were 5-0 in games decided by six points or less during Bielema's near-perfect start after taking over for Barry Alvarez. Starting with a 31-26 loss to Illinois last Oct. 6, they've gone 1-4 in games decided by that same small margin, including back-to-back heartbreakers to the Big Ten Conference's premier programs." ...

Alabama 17 Kentucky 14John Clay of the Lexington Herald leader writes how Kentucky may have lost the game, but they came awaying knowing they put up a good fight... "Only here's the thing, as hard as Alabama tried, as quickly as it jumped to an early lead, as dominant as it looked at times, even though it squeezed out a 17-14 win by decision, the Crimson Tide could never really deliver the knockout blow." ...

Other newsJudy Battista of The New York Times writes about the new mic in defensive players helmets... "For the first time in N.F.L. history, a defensive player, like Farrior, is allowed to wear a speaker in his helmet that enables a coach to send in a defensive play before each down." ...

John Branch of The New York Times writes about the blackouts, redouts, whiteouts, maizeouts and all other colorful outs... "In the past few weeks, several teams have promoted “blackouts,” urging fans to dress a bit like Johnny Cash in an attempt to create an intimidating atmosphere, build camaraderie and, basically, look cool for television viewers." ...